Kinshasa vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kinshasa Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2802
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$534
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$1407
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$961
$3465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
31
92
😀 Quality of life
40
92
🏙️ Population
11.9M
718K

The cost of living in Kinshasa is 58% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 5365th and 814th ($1041 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the DR Congo and Canada, respectively. Check the DR Congo vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kinshasa compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Kinshasa ranked 1st best city to live in the DR Congo vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6878th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kinshasa vs Mississauga

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Kinshasa Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.22
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.1
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.37%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10294
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$709
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3879
$11142

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$531
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$531
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$531
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$821
302 km or 188 mi Boma
$803
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$686
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$578
396 km or 246 mi Kikwit
$852
421 km or 262 mi N'zeto
$793
460 km or 286 mi Ambriz
$869
551 km or 343 mi Luanda
$1024
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$810
650 km or 404 mi Tshikapa
$902
809 km or 503 mi Kananga
$932
829 km or 515 mi Port-Gentil
$659
836 km or 520 mi Libreville
$702
914 km or 568 mi Lobito
$705
924 km or 574 mi Bata
$1201
937 km or 582 mi Benguela
$736
938 km or 583 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
939 km or 584 mi Huambo
$652
948 km or 589 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
958 km or 595 mi Berberati
$488
971 km or 603 mi Luena
$723
977 km or 607 mi Gemena
$757
995 km or 618 mi Gandajika
$815
1004 km or 624 mi Yaounde
$764
1033 km or 642 mi Bangui
$518
1075 km or 668 mi Bumba
$796
1085 km or 674 mi Sao Tome
$878
1090 km or 677 mi Trindade
$879
1121 km or 697 mi Douala
$1368
1149 km or 714 mi Limbe
$710
1156 km or 718 mi Malabo
$812
1162 km or 722 mi Buea
$655
1187 km or 737 mi Kindu
$728
1191 km or 740 mi Kumba
$933

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$2127
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$2266
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$2575
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$2332
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$2297
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$2618
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$2154
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$2398
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$2012
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$1971
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$2143
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$2597
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$1975
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$2267
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$1884
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$2144
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$2095
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$1885
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$1635
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$1543
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$1762
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$1798
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$1999
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$1853
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$1873
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$2018
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$2051
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$2029
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$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
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$1964
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$2038
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$1986
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$2009
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$2007
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$2017
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$2040
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